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05-19-2005, 05:26 PM
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| | | Has anyone read the Novel?
I was just in the bookstore and I happened to notice there was a "Baldur's Gate" as well as a "Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn" Novel on the shelf. I kind of laughed at it, picked it up and flipped to a random page, which just so happened to be exactly where I am in the game right now - talking to Adalon. It didn't look like it was any good, so I didn't buy it, but I was wondering if anyone on here has read it, and if so, what did you think? |
05-19-2005, 09:18 PM
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| | | If I seen it at any of my book stores, I'd buy it, just for the fact that I'm a Baldur's Gate fan.
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05-19-2005, 09:26 PM
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| | | Yeah, I (regretfully) bought the novels for BG1 and BG2:SoA. Both are ABYSMAL, I tell you. It wasn't just because of how it didn't exactly fit how the game would run, though. Philip Athans just seemed like a crummy descriptor of battle scenes and the like, leading to a rather dull experience in full.
I've heard that the novel for ToB is a bit better, and that it was written by a different author (although somewhat of a nobody). How much better, I can't say.
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05-19-2005, 09:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Galuf the Dwarf Yeah, I (regretfully) bought the novels for BG1 and BG2:SoA. Both are ABYSMAL, I tell you. It wasn't just because of how it didn't exactly fit how the game would run, though. Philip Athans just seemed like a crummy descriptor of battle scenes and the like, leading to a rather dull experience in full.
I've heard that the novel for ToB is a bit better, and that it was written by a different author (although somewhat of a nobody). How much better, I can't say. | A change in authors, can make all the difference.
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05-19-2005, 10:09 PM
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| | | I read the Baldurs Gate novel and it was indeed terrible. Very poorly written. I had actually picked up the entire series, but I couldn't even bring myself to read the rest after trudging through the first one. Definitly not recommended. |
05-19-2005, 11:04 PM
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| | | They are amongst the worst books you'll ever find. It should be illegal to even sell them. For your own sake, leave them on the shelf and pick up Salvatore's and Cunningham's Forgotten Realms books instead.
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05-19-2005, 11:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Astafas They are amongst the worst books you'll ever find. It should be illegal to even sell them. For your own sake, leave them on the shelf and pick up Salvatore's and Cunningham's Forgotten Realms books instead. | Yes, and likely Ed Greenwood's as well.
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05-20-2005, 12:40 AM
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| | | If they are that bad, hide them behind other books to prevent others being sucked in.
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05-20-2005, 03:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Astafas They are amongst the worst books you'll ever find. It should be illegal to even sell them. For your own sake, leave them on the shelf and pick up Salvatore's and Cunningham's Forgotten Realms books instead. | Funny, those are actually the two authors whose books I did buy while I was there. |
05-20-2005, 05:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Melondar Funny, those are actually the two authors whose books I did buy while I was there. | They are IMO by far the best authors in the world of Forgotten Realms.
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05-20-2005, 05:55 AM
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| | | Guys, this really isn't relevant to a discussion of the game. So I'm moving it to SYM (Speak Your Mind), our place for non-game discussions.
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